वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-15

नदीं बाहुसहस्रेण रुन्धन्तमरिमर्दनम् ।
गिरिं पादसहस्रेण रुन्धन्तमिव मेदिनीम् ॥१५॥

15. nadīṃ bāhusahasreṇa rundhantamarimardanam ,
giriṃ pādasahasreṇa rundhantamiva medinīm.

15. nadīm bāhusahasreṇa rundhantam arimardanam
girim pādasahasreṇa rundhantam iva medinīm

15. arimardanam nadīm bāhusahasreṇa rundhantam,
girim pādasahasreṇa medinīm iva rundhantam

15. He was the vanquisher of foes, obstructing the river with a thousand arms, just as a mountain obstructs the earth with a thousand feet.

Words meanings summery:

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• बाहुसहस्रेण (bāhusahasreṇa) - with a thousand arms

• रुन्धन्तम् (rundhantam) - obstructing, stopping

• अरिमर्दनम् (arimardanam) - vanquisher of foes

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

• पादसहस्रेण (pādasahasreṇa) - with a thousand feet

• रुन्धन्तम् (rundhantam) - obstructing (referring to a mountain) (obstructing, stopping)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

Words meanings and morphology

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

बाहुसहस्रेण (bāhusahasreṇa) - with a thousand arms

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāhusahasra

bāhusahasra - a thousand arms

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+sahasra)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

रुन्धन्तम् (rundhantam) - obstructing, stopping

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rundhat

rundhat - obstructing, hindering, stopping

Present Active Participle

from √rudh (to obstruct, block)

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣam' (implied).

अरिमर्दनम् (arimardanam) - vanquisher of foes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arimardana

arimardana - destroyer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

compound of ari and mardana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, tormenting
  noun (masculine)
  from √mṛd (to crush)
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣam' (implied).

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

पादसहस्रेण (pādasahasreṇa) - with a thousand feet

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pādasahasra

pādasahasra - a thousand feet

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+sahasra)

• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

रुन्धन्तम् (rundhantam) - obstructing (referring to a mountain) (obstructing, stopping)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rundhat

rundhat - obstructing, hindering, stopping

Present Active Participle

from √rudh (to obstruct, block)

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'girim'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, soil, ground